Attachment Style Test

A 12-question test of how you approach closeness and trust in relationships, based on the two dimensions researchers use.

12 questions3 minFree to answer

Before you start

Answer based on how you usually are, not how you would like to be. There are no right or wrong answers.

This questionnaire is for self-reflection. It is not a diagnosis.

What it measures

Attachment anxiety
Attachment avoidance

About this test

Adult attachment research describes how people handle closeness in relationships along two dimensions: attachment anxiety (worry about rejection or abandonment) and attachment avoidance (discomfort with closeness and depending on others). Your position on both places you in one of four styles. The questions are written for SelfAssessment.io and follow these two dimensions.

Research behind this test

Proposed the four adult attachment styles (secure, anxious, avoidant and fearful) that our attachment results use.
Bartholomew, K., & Horowitz, L. M. (1991). Attachment styles among young adults: a test of a four-category model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 61(2), 226–244.
University of Illinois
Refined how attachment anxiety and avoidance are measured, the two dimensions our attachment test scores.
Fraley, R. C., Waller, N. G., & Brennan, K. A. (2000). An item response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(2), 350–365.

These researchers and institutions are not affiliated with SelfAssessment.io and do not endorse it.

Questions about this test

What are the four attachment styles?

Secure, anxious (also called preoccupied), avoidant (dismissing) and fearful-avoidant. They come from combining two dimensions: how much you worry about rejection, and how comfortable you are with closeness.

Can my attachment style change?

Yes. Attachment patterns are fairly stable, but they can shift through new relationships, life experience and therapy.

How is it scored?

Six questions measure attachment anxiety and six measure avoidance, each from 0 to 100. Scoring above the midpoint on a dimension counts as high. Your combination of the two gives your style.